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Some very effective organic pesticides/fungicides are bacteria. Two examples are Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis for larvae that feed on roots[1] and Bacillu
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Some very effective organic pesticides/fungicides are bacteria. Two examples are Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis for larvae that feed on roots[1] and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, which out-competes soil pathogens[2] and prevents powdery mildew on foliage.[3]
Research in this area is an important step toward learning how to build healthy soil instead of killing it.
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_thuringiensis_israelensis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_thuringiensis_israele...
[2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_amyloliquefaciens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_amyloliquefaciens
[3]https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00883/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2015.0088...